Automobile body



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ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 25, 193% UN TED STATES; PATENT-OFFICE (molten TASMAN, on NEW YORK, N. Y., AssIsnoR T0 LOCKE &

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A CORPORATION or NEW YORK AUTOMOBILE BODY Application filed September 2, 1926, Serial No. 133,248. Renewed February a, 1929.

' it This invention relates to automobile bodies to a window construc and more particularly tion which is slidable within a pocket within the wall. An object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described in which a window may be concealed within an inclined wall in a manner to permit it to be raised above the wall and to rest at an angle thereto. It may, for example, be usedwhere it is desired to separate the front seat from the tonneau of anautomobile. In such an instance the partition comprising the back of V the front seat may be inclined forwardly from its upper portion to give additional footing the car.

its lower portion to space in the body of In accordance with this inventionit may be provided with an improved mounting for slidingly receiving a windowwhich mounting nevertheless permits the window when raised above the partition to liein a predetermined plane at anangle to the par-i tition and yet nevertheless slide freely in and p out of theinclined partition'when desired It is frequently desirable in a car to have the window portion'of the body at an angle to the lower portion particularly where the window is used as a above referred to. In the latter instance,'for example, it is desirable to useas much of the space beneath the frontseat as is convenient to give foot room to the passengers in the tonneau but it is alsodesirable that the glass portion of the partition shall the advantages of an inclined partition in the increased foot room provided and yet do not destroy or'mar the appearance of the body.

portion of the partition as which extends upwardly as and is located back of the front seat3 of the- ,wardly from be substantially vertical; Withthis invention I secure all of hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims. In the accompanying drawings 1 Figure 1 is a view in longitudinal section of the car body, the section being taken on the line l1 of Figure2; V

Figure 2 is a. view taken transversely through the body of the car looking forwardly; i

Figure 3 is a view in section on an enlarged scale on the line 8-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 35 showing the window partially lowered;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view in section on anenlarged scaleon the line5-5 of Figure 1;

T Figure 6 is a perspective view on a reduced scale of the window frame.

The device comprises in general a guide frame withinapocket in a hollow wall adaptillustrated, the numeral 1 represents an automobile body having a hollow partition 2 high as desired automobile. This partition ,extends' foras to give ample foot room in the rear portion of the body. v 4 represents a perpendicularly disposed extension of this partition 2 which is fixed in the body of the car and at an angle to the partition '2, as clearly indicated in Figurel. This extension 4 has an opening 5therein of a desired size and thisopening 5 is adapted to be closed by a window6, the latterbeing strengthened by a metal border 7 and mounted to slidelin a window frame 8.

The; frame 8, Figure 6 is of channel iron and is of general inverted U-shape, the side flanges of the chanits upper to its lower end so illustrated in perspective in will more fully hereinafter appear. Angle brackets 9 are secured to the rear wall of the partition 2, project into the hollow partition and are pivotally connected to the lower e tremities of the frame 8 by rivets or other connecting devices 10.

11 represents an ornamental sill which is connected by hinges 12 to the rear wall of the hollow partition 2 atthe top thereof, and links 13- are pivotally connected to the sill 11 and to the frame 8 so that when the frame is swung on the pivots 10 the links 13 will com- 15 pel the sill 11 to move on its hinges to the position indlcated in Figure 4.

The border member 7 of the window 6 con stitutes a channel which is suitably packed around the window,-as shown at 1%, and this border is adapted to. fit and slide in the frame 8. The lower member or bar of this border 7 is preferably. slightly narrower than the other portions of the border so as to insure the window finding its way into channel guides 15 secured in the hollow partition 2. These guides 15 are located in the ends of the partition and are adapted to support the window when the latter is lowered. 7

To limit and guide the movement of the Window frame 8 I provide links 16 which are pivotally connected to brackets 17 on the window frame and have headed pins 18 mounted to move in slots 19 in plates 20 fixed to the extension 1. The upper ends of the slots 19 are enlarged, as shown at 21, to allow the pins 18 to be removed and be entered in the slots in removing or assembling the window frame.

- The links 13 above referredto are connected to the sill 11 by screws 22 so that when these screws are removed the sill can be thrown back and access can be had to the several parts to couple or uncouple them in assembling or taking the window construction apart.

Suitable catches 23 are provided at theupper portion of the frame 8 to engage a fixed part of the car body, thisiixed part constituting a portion of the extension a above referred to. These catches also function as handles to facilitate the manipulation of the mechanism.

The operation is as follows: r Figures 1, 2 and 3 illustrate the window in its raised or closed position where it. will be noted that the window is perpendicular and at an angle to the hollow partition 2. When it is desired to lower the window the operator grasps the catches 23 and unlocks thesame and draws the upper end of the window frame 8 rearwardly to a position in alinement with the guides 15 in the hollow partition 2. This movement of the window frame is limited by the links 16, which latter insure a proper alinement of the window normal vertical position and locked by the.

catches 23.

V I have not attempted to illustrate any particular means for raising the window out of the hollow partition as I mayuse any standard or other means for this purpose "and such means form no part of the present invention. VVhengthe window is drawn upwardly to its highest point the window frame can be locked and the partition willi form an effective closure between the front and rear. portions'of the car .body, asclearly indicated in the drawings.

Since certain changes may be made in the above construction and different embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is 1ntended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. t It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the general and specific features of'the invention herein described, and all statements of the'scopeiof the, invention which, as a matterfof language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Iclaim:

1. A car body, having a hollow transverse partition inclinedrearwardly from its lower" to its upper end, perpendicular uprights ex tending upwardly from. the partition, a'window guide frame pivotally connected to the partition at a point adjacent to the top of the partition and adapted to be swung from a: position in alinement with the hollow par: titionand to-a perpendicular position between the uprights, and a sliding sash movable in said guide frame.

2. A car body having a hollow transverse partition having apocket substantially the thickness of a window inclined rearwardly from its lower to its upper end, perpendicular uprights extending upwardly from the partition, awindow' guide frame pivotally connected to the partition and adapted to be swung, from a position in alinement with the I sliding and p'lvotal connection to the uprights whereby said links lim t the movement of the gu de frame.

3. A car body having ahollow transverse partition having a pocket substantially the thickness of awindow inclined rearwardly pivotal movement of the guide frame from a position in alinement with the hollow partition to a position between thefiuprights.

4. A car body having a hollow transverse pocket substantially the partition having a thickness of a window inclined rearwardly from its lower to its upper end, perpendicular uprights extending upwardly from the partition, a window guide frame pivotally connected to the partition and adapted to be swung from a position in alinement with the hollow partition and to a perpendicular position between the uprights, movable in said guide frame, connected to the frame and and pivot-a1 connection to the uprights whereby said links limit the movement of the guide frame, means for holding the frame in perpendicular position between the uprights, and means for covering the sash when the latter is in the hollow partition.

5. A device of the character described comprising in combination a hollow wall, stationary guide ways within said wall for slidingly receiving a window, a support for holding the window at an angle to said guide ways when in closedposition and a frame for slidingly receiving said window, said frame beingpivoted to said wall and movable from links pivotally a position in alinement with said guides to said closed position.

6. A device of the character described comprising in combination a hollow wall, guide ways within said wall for slidingly receiving a window, a support for holding the window at an angle to said guide ways when in closed position and a frame for slidingly receiving said window movable from a position in alinement with said guides to said closed position and means for frame work in both positions.

7. A device of thecharacter described comprising in combination a hollow wall, guide ways within said wall for slidingly receiving a window, at an angle to said guide ways when in closed position and a frame for slidingly receiving said window, said frame being pivoted to said wall and movable from a position in alinement wlth sald with said frame work. a

8. A device of the character described comprising in combination a position in alinement a wall having a pocket substantially the thickness of a window and having guide ways and inclined to the vertical for slidingly receiving a window, a support above said wall for holding a window at an angle tosaid'guideways when in closed position and a ceiving said window frame being pivoted at its lower end to said wall and movable from with said guide ways to said closed position.

GEORGE TASMAN.

a sliding sash v having sliding releasably retaining the a support for holding the window guides tosaid closed p05 sition and a window Slll articulatedto move frame for slidingly re- 

